Maybe the best photo I've ever taken.

[WilliamPitt]

Noticed the light on the bathroom wall (New Hampshire winter sunset light refracted through the bathroom window) as I was putting Lola down for a nap. Snagged my camera, caught this.

No credit to me. All I did was point and shoot.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. That is beautiful, my dear Will...

But you do get the credit.

YOU saw the light.

AND you took the picture...

Well done!

[applegrove]

2. Gorgeous. The colours are across each other on the color wheel too. Great contrast.

[Crewleader]

3. It's a winner!

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

4. There's a real quiet tranquility about it.

It's very meditative.

Carpe diem!

[awoke_in_2003]

26. And to me...

On one side, a warmth suggested by the reddish brown paint, and a cold suggested but the view out the window. Looking at it, I know where I want to be.

[CherokeeDem]

5. Gorgeous...

and the credit goes to the photographer.... with a little to Mother Nature!

[Triana]

6. That is a great pic! Glad you caught it. I really hate when...

...an opportunity like that presents itself and you can't get to the camera!

[LittleGirl]

7. Love the photo

but the curtain-less window would freak me out in the bathroom. ha
I'd ask for something to cover and yes, I see woods beyond but it's creepy to me. ha

[WilliamPitt]

9. You couldn't hit my closest neighbor with a howitzer shot.

Especially in that direction.

My modesty is secure here. Deep dark woods.

[Duer 157099]

8. Quite stunning

Great catch!

[ErikJ]

10. Nice catch!

[Shrike47]

11. Great photo! And I don't have a curtain on my bathroom window either. We live on a hill.

[Aristus]

12. Beautiful.

A composition Vermeer, Magritte, and Edward Hopper would be proud of.

[BobbyBoring]

13. You missed your calling!

n/t

[Demoiselle]

14. The trick is to know WHEN to point and shoot!

Great picture, Mr. Pitt. And yes, you do deserve credit.

[Zoonart]

15. Outstanding, Will

Thanks for all you do to inspire this community.

[Mira]

16. Yes - very special - how it tells

about the sunset action without showing the sun.
YET
I hoped to see a new photo of Lola.

[proud patriot]

17. very cool

[Bernardo de La Paz]

18. Wrong about "No credit to me. All I did was point and shoot."

Observation is the most fundamental aspect of photography.

There are four keys to photography and you got all four of them:

1) Composition: that's the "point" part.

2) Lighting: This photo more than most is about lighting.

3) Timing: A few minutes earlier or later and the photo would have been lifeless by comparison.

4) Emotional connection to the viewer. It all comes together with the hint of cold winter outside and the warm fiery light inside.

"All I did ..."; All you did was mastefully combine the four keys.

[ailsagirl]

19. Bernardo de la Plaz says it all

[Ellipsis]

20. Yes... but you were aware enough to see it and make the composition

nice.

[Wounded Bear]

21. Beautiful shot...

[Sherman A1]

22. Great shot!

[Joe Shlabotnik]

23. Who hangs a Rothko in their bathroom?

seriously, nicely done.

[Recursion]

24. Very nice

Well shot.

[awoke_in_2003]

25. That is good. nt

[TuxedoKat]

27. Wonderful

Lovely colors - I like the hint of orange echoed in the sunset too.